Cushioned support for vehicle bodies



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` April 2o 1926. l 581,588

A. F. MASURY ET Al.

CUSHIONED SUPPORT FOR VEHICLE BODIES Filed May 28'* 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 lijntettteid- E@ lbi'da mais einer acne, u. r., .assrenons 'ro INTERNATIONAL MOTOR coin-l rnirr, sonner ro-arr, n'. Y., a CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

'oosmonnn sUrroB'r OFFICE.

or new' roes, GEORGE o. Hensnsw, OF BROOKLYN, AND WIL- FOR VEHIGLE BODIES.

Application led May 28, 192e. Serial No. 716,321.

To all waaruit may concern:

Be it known that we, Amman F. lvlnstmr,

Grosor 0. llansnaw. and "WILLIAM B. Juri,

'citizens of the United States, residing re- This invention relates to a yieldingmountingior a body `with respect to a vehicle' frame with latitude .for relative .movement therebetween. .More specifically the invention relates to a three-point non-` metallic cushioned support for the bodies OI motor vehicles particularly applicable for mounting tanks whereby the shocks impressed thereupon 4'by the liwuid surging back and forth therein may absorbed Or cushioned and not transin "ted with undiminished intensity to the chassis frame. he support also providesa non-'rigid connection between the body and chassis :trame whereby the chassis is tree to Weave when traveling over inequr-ilities inthe road and the stresses arising' therefrom are not impressed npon the body. ln a copending applu-ation by Hanshew' and Jupp tiledJ on May 27, 192s; Serial No. 716,081, a threepoint cushioned support is disclosed and claimed broadly. The present invention has to do`with improvements sind specitic practical applications-t erect which are shown in the accompanying drawings andA described in the 'following specitication.

ln the drawings:

Figure l is a View in side elevation shoW- ing a portion ot' a vehicle frame, a body and one modificationot threoi-point cushioned support therefor according` to the present inyention, parts being broken away in the interest o clearness.

Figure 2 'is a plan view showing the three-point support as illustrated in Figare l.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary View partly in section taken in the plane indicated by the line 3-3 in Figure l and'looking in the direction of the arrows and showing one of the points of support.

Figure t is a fragmentary View taken in the plane indicated by the line 4--4 iu Figure l and looking in the direction of the arrows and showing another point of support.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view of a modified construction at a single point of support. l l

. Figure .6 1s a fragmentaryview showing:r

another modified construction of one point c,

of support.

While the invention will lbe'described and illustrated as embodying a. tank mounting,

it is to be understood 'that the invention is equally applicable in any situation in which any type "of body is to be supported upon a vehicle frame with provision f r relative movement therebetween. .Referring to Figures 1 to 4 a tank L is illustrated as resting upon transverse supports a extending between sills a2. Arms a3 extending out- Wardly- 'from the sills at predetermined in-v tervals support platforms a4 and to the arms a3 is secured at its extremities straps a serving' to rigidly retain the tank a in position. At one end of the tank and secured to and extending transversely from the sills a2 are'.

arms b. In the preferredV embodiment. a pair of such arms extend outwardly at each side of the supporting frame and are se cured in any convenient manner to the sills adjacent transverse supports a. Each of these arms 7) extends into a housing indicated in general atc carried upon a longitudinal side member cl of the chassis frame. The housing c is preferably for1ned-with a bracket c suitably shaped to be secured to ythe channel. d and to the top of a cross `element d which serves as a brace for the .trame at the points of greatest stress. The

top of each. housing c is open and is adapted to be closed by a cover c2 which ser-,ves as the top wall ot' the housing. The inwardly facing wall of the housing is formed with an opening c3 through which the arm extends. lVithin the housing is contained a block e of yielding non-metallic material such as rubber which is 'so shaped and is of suchcsize as to be retained within the housing under compression. By so retaining block e its resiliency, strength and wearing qualities are increased. If desired seats 0*, c5 may be 'formed in the bottom of the housing and closure c2, respectively, to facilitate the retaining of the block in the desired relationship within the housin.

Rearwardly of the tank wand secured in any convenient manner to a pair of trans- .verse vsupports o are arms f. These arn'is are disposed substantially midway between the sills a2 and extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. lVhile a single pair of arms vmay be disposed exactly in the median plane of the vehicle it is preferred to use pairs of arms with one of each pair disosed upon opposite sides and in close proximity to the median line of the vehicle. The arms-on the rearwardly dis osed transverse support extend in a forwar y direction and the arms on'the forwardly disposed transverse support extend -in a rearwardly direction. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1 the arms f are offset in a downward direction and extend into housings g carried upon transverse members all, d2 otlic chassis frame. Four such housings g are disclosed l arranged in pairs, the rearwardly disposed air having an opening acing side thereof through which the arm f extends. `Whi1e the forwardly disposed housings havev aneopening in the forwardly facing side thereof into 'which lthe `rearward y' extending arms project. In other respects the housingsare 'identical with the housings c and are adapted to contain therewithin blocks e which engage the ends of the respective arms f. In order to brace the housings and overcome any tendency to rotation tliereot about their points of support upon the I-beanis di, a bracing element fr is adapted to be secured to the proximate faces ot' the pairs of housings for the transmission of stresses therebetween. y

The cushion supports just discussed will be seen to give a t ree-point support for the body u on thc chassis frame. The points dispose respectively upon opposite vsides of one end of the body and formed by the "connections including the liou'singsc, form two of thevl points of support. While the connections on each side do not constitute, strictly speaking, a point of support since thereare two housings and their associated parts, nevertheless. the housings on each side are so close together as toA constitute for allpactical purposes a single point of sup- '-The third point of sup ort is emort liiodied at the other end o the ody and is g in the rearwardly,

formed by the four housings from a sin le transverse support a. .in this instance, te openings g' are fortified-in the proximate faces or the respective housings. In all other respects the housings are similar -to the housings previously discussed in connection with the modification illustrated in Figure l. In lieu of the brace it tension rods j are secured to the respective pairs oit housings as at g2 and extend downwardly in crossed relation to be secured at their lowermost ends in suitable manner to the .li-beam d. It will be readily appreciated that any tendency of the housings g to turn about their/-points of support upon the transverse members d2 occasioned by relative movement of the body c and chassis `frame c will be resisted by the rods j.

A construction is illustrated in Figure ti in which the arms and housings are vdisosed generally similar to their disposition in the construction illustrated in Figure l. In lieu of the spacer 71., however, rods c are provided in a manner very similar to that described in connection with Figure It will thus be apparent that a construction has been devised which provides seb stantially a-tliree-point support for a ve hicle body whereby relative movement be tween the body and chassis traine is permitted without subjecting either one thereof to undue stresses or strains. the chassis frame not being rigidly connected to the body at a plurality of point-s, is free to weave in passing over inequalities' in the road. The interp-osition of rubber blocks between the frame and body also serves to cushion or absorb shocks and vibrations which might otherwise be' transvniitted'in undiminished intensity therebetween. The rubber blocks yield and cornpress and also serve in this manner ilacilitate relative movement between the lic-dy and chassisfram'e. To further the provision for relative nriovenienty in this respect the arms b, f and F maytalre the forni of springs or other resilient elements 'as u'iil be readily understood. i

No attempt'has heen made to illustrato every forni which the present invention may take but the various modifications disclosed in the drawings may be considered as iilustrative of preferred constructions eitiliodying the inventive idea. @their modifications not Ideparting troni the spirit and scope of Furthermore, i

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meines the'invention will occur to' those skilledl in the nrt and-no liniitution is intended except 'es indicated in the uppcnf'led Claims.

f und having :loopen side respectively into which en erin entends, und blocks of yielding non-1netallio materiel disposed .within 4the housings und engaging the ends of the urnes, pairs of urnas hurried neer the other eind of the body substuntially-centrolly thereof the arms of euch psir extending in oppodisposed within the site directions und in parallel relation to the other pair, housings carried with the vehicle treme end having onen sides respectivel into which the second nonied arms exten', and blocks ot yieldins'non metallic materiel housings end engaging the ends oi the arms.,

2. ln eombinotion with, e. vehicle frame and the body of the vehicle, s three point yielding suspension for the body comprising transverse :irnos disposed. upon opposite sides oi' the. body neer one end thereof, housings carried upon opposite sides oi the freine and hfivinigl open sides respectively into which said urine extend, blocks or leiding non-metallic materiel cont-ined vvitiin. the housin "s under compression und engaging the en s of the arms, pairs ofother arms corn ried neer the other end ot the body substantielly centrally thereof the 'arms ot each pair extending in op osito directions and in parallel relation to te other pair, housings carried with the vehicle frame and having Aopen sides respectively into which the second named arms extend, and blocks otyielding non-metallic material confined Within the housings under compression and engaging the ends of the arms. y

S ln combination. `with Vo, vehicle frame und the body ot the vehicle, s three point yielding suspension for the body comprising transverse resilient. arms disposed upon opposite sides ot' the body near one end there of, housings carried upon opposite sides of the treme und having un open side respectively into which u resilient arm extends and blocks' ot yielding non-metallic material disposed within thenhousiugs'und engaging the ends ot the resilient arms, pairs ot resilient uruis vcarried substantially centrally of the bodx ucm' the other oud. tlie1eot,'tl1e'u1|us of euch pair extending' in opposite directions and in parallel relation to the other pair, housings carried with the vehicle .traine und boring-open sides respectively into which the second named resilient :irms extend und blocks of yielding nonfrnelallie material disposed within the housings and engaging'the ends ot the resilient arms.

4. In combination with e vehicle' treme und the bodyl 'ot the vehicle, s threel point yielding suspension for the body comprising pairs of transverse arms disposed respectively upon opposite sides of the body near one end thereot, pairs of housings carried upon opposite sides of the frame und having open s1des respectively into which the arms ex' tend, blocks of yielding non-metallic inul terial confined within the housings `and en. gaging the ends of the arms, pairs of :mns carried substantially cen'tisilly of the body near the other end thereoiiiiid extending, in parallel pairs in opposite directions, pairs of housings carried upon the frame and having open sides respectively into which the second named arms extend und blocks of yielding nommetallic material confined within the housings end engaging the ends of the arms.

5'. The combination with s. chassis frame having transverse elements vsind a. vehicle bodyfhsving sills and trensverse supportin members' therebetween of a three point viel ing suspension for the body comprising pairs oerms secured to the sllls and extending f -outvverdl trensverselyof the body upon lopposits si es neer one end thereof, pairs of ousings euch iormed'with on opening' in.l

one side carried with the chassis frame upon opposite sides thereof end into which the ends of the arms extend, blocks of yielding non-metallic meter-iol confined Within the housings and engagin the ends of the arms, pairs of arms carri with the transverse supporting members ofthe bod substantielly centrally thereof and exten ing in. opposite directions in the 'longitudinal direction of the body, psirs of housings 'carried upon the transverse elements ott the' chassis frame und formed with open sides respectively into which the ends ot the longitudinal arms extend, blocks of yielding non-metallic materisl conlined within the housin s and engaging the ends of the longitu inul arms and means to counteract turning of the housings about their points of support.

6. A support betweenlthechassis and body of u vehicle comprising parallel transverse supporting members at one end of the chassis, housings mounted onthe members and having openings in opposite sides thereof, non-nietallic resilient cushioningv means within the housings, saddle members carried by the body et each end, psirs of oppositely projecting longitudinal arms carried by the saddle members and extending into the housings and seated in the cushioningl means, and means between the opposed housings and mountings to prevent turning of the housings about their points of support'.

7. A support between the vchassis and body of a vehicle comprising parallel transverse supporting members lat one end of the chassis, housings mounted on the members and having openings in opposite sides thereof: non-metallic resilient. cushioning means within the housings, saddle members carried by the body at eaeh end, pairs of oppositely projecting longitudinal arms carried by the saddle members and extending into the housings and seated in the cushioning means, and

brace members between opposefl housings 10 and transverse members 'to prevent turning ofthe housings about their points of support.

rPhis specification signed this 524 dey of -Mny A.` D. 1924. 

